Retaining device for operatively connecting window-control mechanism to windows



Feb 8,

'OPERATIVELY CONNECTING WINDOW CONTROL MECH 1 E. J. COOK RETAINING DEVICE FOR ANISM TO WINDOWS Filed July 16, 1923 amoento'a',

7 which may be readily assembled.

Patented Feb.'8, 1927.

UNITE?" Sr EVERETT J. COOK, or TOLEDO, onro. Ass:

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ATPET ion or DEL WARE;

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Application filed zrui ie, 1923. serial No. 651,866. t

a The invention relates'to window control mechanisms and-refers particularly toaretaining device for operatively "connecting a window control mechanism tola window.

The invention has for its object the prothe invention reside in the novel featuresof construction and combinations and ar rangements of parts as more fully hereinafter 'set forth; In the drawings: 7 i Figure l'is an interiorview of a portion of a motor vehicle door with my invention applied; 7 V

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figures 3 and 4 are elevations partly in section of modified forms of retainingdevices. Y

a 1 is the door of the motor vehicle having in its upper portion the window opening 2 and in its lower portion the chamber 8. 1 is the usual closure or window which is slidable in vertical run-waysin the door into and 'out of the chamber 3.

The window comprises a glass plate and a chamiel-shaped sheet metal strip 5 embracing and secured to the lower edge of'the glass platee' V V For raising and lowcrmg the window, I

have provided the pivotal control arm 6 which may be swung about its pivot in any' suitable manner, but which, as shown, is operated through the arm 6 nonrotatably connected to the control arm andcarrying at its outer end the nut 8 which is thread- 7 edly engaged in by the rotatable screw 9.

For the purpose of operatively connectin the control arm 6 to the window 4,' I

is sectired to the ehannel s'haped strip 5" winiiloiiv and 'cooper'atestherewitli to have provided there'silient rod 10 which of the embrace the pin 11 extending transversely of and secured tothe outer endof the con-i trol'arm asby riveting, The resilient-rod has the hooked endportiOns-IQ eng'ageable'. in the base of the'strip and the intermediate portion 13 normally bowed; toward the strip to resiliently hold the pin 11 against the base of the strip, the arrangement be I ing such, however,- that the pin may slide longitudinally of both the rod and strip while thewindow is being raised and lowered. The rod is preferably round and the baseof the strip is also preferably round; both engaging in an annular groove of the pin to normally prevent"disengagement of the pin.

For securlng the resilient rod 10 to the channel-shaped strip 5, eachhooked end p'ortion12 oftherod has the transverse portion 14 and the terminal lateral p0'rtion 15;

the latter being-engageable with the upper. side of the base ofthe strip and located be low the lower edge'of the glass plate.

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As shown" in Figures 1 and 2, the base of the strip 5 is provided with the elongated openings 16 each of a length sufiicient to I permit of the insertionfof the'lateral portions 15 of the rod 10, theseopenings being spaced apart a distance less than the length of the rod. To secure therod to the strip, one end portion 12 of the rodjis inserted. through an opening in the strip and the rod' is then moved longitudinally outward to' bring its transverse portion 14 against the l outervend wall of the opening, after which the rod is bowed away from the'stripas register the lateral'portion 15 at the oppothe strip, after which this end-of the rod is movedtoward the strip to bring the lateral portion above the base of the strip. Then the'rod 1s permitted to assumejits'normal form when the lateral portion will be moved longitudinally of the strip to engage the upper surface of its base. At this time, both transverse portions of" the rod preferably abut against the outer end walls of the shown by the dotted lines-in Figure: 1 to site end of the rod with the other opening in we r openings in the strip so that end play of the rod is prevented. Owing to the fact that" the intermediate portion of the rod is bowed;

be held against the upper surface of the base upwardly its terminal lateral portions will of the strip. Furthermore, the felt 17 em-- bracing the lower edge of the 7. glass plate and located inside thestrip 5 assistsin holding the terminal lateral portions of the rod in place. Thispressure, however, is slight inasmuch as the base of the strip is rounded and tends, to prevent downward movement of the glassplate, the lower edge of whichis substantially flat.

In the modification shown in .Figure 3, the channel-shaped sheetmetal strip 19 embracing and secured to the lower edge of thggliLSS plate, has .the tongues; 19 struck {downwardly from. its base, these. tongues 1 the- Samoa having: the laterally extending portions 20 engageablec-beneaththe terminal lateral portions ofthe resilient rod and spaced at such a distance below the' 'main portion ofthe base otthe strip that the upper surfaces of the lateral-portions of the rod are substantially flush with the npper surface of the base -of'the strip. V

In the. modification shown in -Figure 4, the base of the channel-shaped sheet metal strip 21 has the tongues 22 struck, upwardly there'- from; to permit of the insertion. of the ends of the -resilient. rod, after which, these tongues are'bent' downwardly to engage V Whenit is desiredtodisengage the window from the control mechanism, the former is-tipped'; out of the run-ways in-the door and raised to-its uppermost -posi-tion, at

' which-time atool, suchas a screwdriver,

may be inserted between the channel-shaped strip at: the lower-edge ot the window and the resilientnodrtopry the I latter a-way atrom the :EO-TIHGI aftBFWhlQh, by tipping the window still turther the resilient rod and'strip disengage from, the pinnpon the control arm of the COIltIOlHlGChfiIliSHL' From the above'description it will be seen. that .I have provided a very simple. construction of device tor retaining the window control mechanism"ope-ratively connected to awindow... Also that this, device maybe readily assembled and further permits of ready'disengagement ofthewindow; It will further be. seen that the device prevents ratthe-c iann'elsshaped :stripat the loweredge tling, oflthe parts at. the points of connection owin' to the ,factflthat the rod-secured to of .thegla-ss. plate is resilient andnorrnally bowed toward the strip so ,that it willhol-d the .pin upon-the controlqarm-in firm engagemerit with the strip at allti-mes. VVhat I claim as ,1ny; invention; is: :1. The combination with a closure, of a member for actuatingtlie same, and a-resilient rod secured: to said-closur'e-and resiliently holding said member against said ,closure, saidfrodfhaving the portion intermediate .its ends spaced fromsaid-closure a *less.distancethanits endportions The combination with a closure having a channel-shaped strip at one. edge, of a member for actuating said closure, and a resilient rod secured'to said strip and resiliently forcing said member-into contact 7 with said strip, said rod havingthe portion intermediate: its ends spaced from said closure a lessdistance than its end portions. 1

3. The combination with a closure, of a .member for actuating said closure, and a resilient rod having a portion intermediate its ends normally bowed toward said closure and engageable with said member for holding the. same contact with, said closure.

The combination with a closure having a channel-shaped strip at-one edge, of a control member for said closure, a transversely "extending-member upon said controlrniemberandxextending adjacent-to said strip, and a :resilient rod having a (portion engageable with said transversely extend- 7 ing membenand'bowed toward saidstrip for holding said'transversely extending member against said strip. V

5. The combination with a 7 ing: a channelsshaped strip at one end,'of

a controltmember for said closure,-a'transversely extending member upon SZLId'COIltrolmember-extending adjacent to the base ottsaid'strip, and a rod: having its end. portions insertable through the baseotsaid.

jacent and parallel to the base of said strip,

said resilient rod having a portion provided closure ,hav-

with a rounded surface engageable with said transversely extending member. a 7. The combination with a closure having a metal stri-p-atone-edge, of a control memher for said closure, a transversely extend ingr. membernpon said control member, and a resilient retaining rod for holding said transversely extending member against said strip, said rod having its ends insertabl'e throughsaid strip. v

8, Theeombination' with a closure, of an actuating member therefor extending-transve rsely thereohand. yielda'ble means secured to said closure and engaging said actuating membertowhold -tl 1e sarne against said closure,- said. actuating member being movable relativeto said yieldable means.

9. The combination with a window member, of an actuating: member therefor, and yield able means carried by said window member for operativel-y connecting said actuating member to said window member,

said yieldable means normally holding said a e-mating member from movement away from or toward said window member.

l().- The combination with a window member, of an actuating member therefor, and cooperating members carried by saidowindow member and engaging said actuating member to operatively connect the latter to said window member, one of said eooperating members being yieldable, away from the other and said actuating member being movable along said cooperating members.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

- EVERETT COOK. 

